How is it an arbitrary view that UNIX is the one true way?

Even if everything else you say is technically true, wouldn't
this project benefit from using the lingua franca of computing?
Or is their a hidden benefit from once again poorly recreating UNIX?
Is their a reason I should learn a new interface every time I pick up
a new device? Strange = Another waste of my time.

I find it silly that you talk about engineering design decisions and then
put down UNIX, the computer system designed by and for software engineers. I say
get a grip.

There may be no such stings now, but what about when they sign this super secret copyright treaty?

That's a seriously useful tip. You just changed the way I work.

I recommend Qalculate for scientific calculations. It has a large number of units and constants and a list of functions that really is awesome. Also a C++ api.

Yes this is "the queer calculator", but I'm certain it won't affect you sexually in case that bothers you. That said, it may rock your world computationally. Raise the well manicured fist!

And IT is still the industry that refuses any form of unionization. Everybody is too smart and too privliged because of the technicality of what they do to see the benefits of working together to make things better for us.

And before you start flaming, think where you would be if you were actually on your own, if you had to code your own OS, compiler, library and every other piece of software you use in your job. Yeah, but you are a lone wolf. Keep it up IT

Yeah, or the Patriot act. Gotta love peoples' capacity to put their heads up their asses. All the simpletons who support Obama like he actually is good for the US make me cry.

Only one thing will fix our broken democracy at this point -- revolution.

Retarded and wrong. The only thing that can fix our country is education. For instance, a good start might be educating everyone about why democracy is evil, and not something that we want more of. I'll give you a hint why democracy sucks; people are stupid fucks, for instance crying for democracy which would be the rule of said dumbfucks.

Maybe I'm a semantics nazi, but there is no such thing as States' "rights". Being governments, States are granted powers, and rights are something that only individuals can possess. (not paying attention to stupid ideas such as women's rights, gay rights or anything else meant to separate people into groups.)

oo.org has everything on your list except I'm not sure about any VCS stuff.

Sure a lot of people here will try to scare you into selling your soul to Word, but it needn't be so. If a publisher can't deal with pdf at least... well you could try to self publish if you're not worried about up front money. Seems you'd get more of the profits too. lulu.com is one self publishing house that seems good.